Rather dumb question: Mounts and skill checks. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Rather dumb question: Mounts and skill checks. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Enchanter_Tom
08-30-07, 11:40 AM Are there any official rules on what to do when a mounted character wants to use certain skills like Hide? I would assume that the mount would have to make the Hide check, but I'm wondering if there are any set rulings, since I can't find them.
Some_call_me_Tim
08-30-07, 12:21 PM Are there any official rules on what to do when a mounted character wants to use certain skills like Hide? I would assume that the mount would have to make the Hide check, but I'm wondering if there are any set rulings, since I can't find them.I don't know of any explicit rule as such. Generally the mount uses it's own modifiers for everything.

Of course the rules already give handle animal DC25 to "push" an animal (get it to perform a task or trick that it doesn’t know but is physically capable of performing). Then the animal needs to make a hide by itself (-3 modifier).

You could also try the epic usage of the hide skill to hide another. "By accepting a -30 penalty on his or her Hide check, a character can hide another adjacent creature whose size is no more than one category larger than the character’s own."
PhaedrusXY
08-30-07, 12:56 PM I think they'd both need to make independant hide checks.
Finarin Panjoro
08-30-07, 01:33 PM I would have the mount make the check and give the rider a free action to assist (so if the rider made a better than 10 Hide check the mount would get a +2 bonus on the check).

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Enchanter_Tom 08-30-07, 11:40 AM	Are there any official rules on what to do when a mounted character wants to use certain skills like Hide? I would assume that the mount would have to make the Hide check, but I'm wondering if there are any set rulings, since I can't find them.
Some_call_me_Tim 08-30-07, 12:21 PM	Are there any official rules on what to do when a mounted character wants to use certain skills like Hide? I would assume that the mount would have to make the Hide check, but I'm wondering if there are any set rulings, since I can't find them.I don't know of any explicit rule as such. Generally the mount uses it's own modifiers for everything. Of course the rules already give handle animal DC25 to "push" an animal (get it to perform a task or trick that it doesn’t know but is physically capable of performing). Then the animal needs to make a hide by itself (-3 modifier). You could also try the epic usage of the hide skill to hide another. "By accepting a -30 penalty on his or her Hide check, a character can hide another adjacent creature whose size is no more than one category larger than the character’s own."
PhaedrusXY 08-30-07, 12:56 PM	I think they'd both need to make independant hide checks.
Finarin Panjoro 08-30-07, 01:33 PM	I would have the mount make the check and give the rider a free action to assist (so if the rider made a better than 10 Hide check the mount would get a +2 bonus on the check).